According to unnamed sources speaking to Variety, the publication rights to David Bowie’s vast and unparalleled library of songs were sold by his estate to Warner Chappell Music (WCM), Warner Music Group’s publishing arm, in a transaction valued at least $250 million (£185 million). “These are not only extraordinary songs, but milestones that have forever […]

Yard Act leader James Smith snarls at his bass player, eking out a funk rhythm, “It’s a never-ending cycle of abuse!” “I’ve got the blues and I can’t seem to shake them!” Dark Days is the tune, a sinuous banger in which Smith, spittle-flecked, weaves a bungled arrest, several mink corpses, and the reinvention of […]